Scott McLaughlin put Volvo on top in Saturday qualifying at Surfers Paradise after a session that saw all five marques qualify for the Top 10 Shootout.
McLaughlin set the early pace with a 1:11.27s on his first run before sitting in the pits for a lengthy spell.
He was demoted to third before returning to the circuit and improving to a 1:10.87s, which proved unbeatable over the final minute.
Red Bull duo Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup secured second and third, while Shane van Gisbergen, Tim Slade and Garth Tander made it five Holdens in the top six.
Lee Holdsworth, David Reynolds, Michael Caruso and Nick Percat complete the Shootout field.
It was a double disaster for Ford Performance Racing as Mark Winterbottom and Chaz Mostert ended up 11th and 19th respectively.
Winterbottom ran down the Turn 11 escape road on his final lap while an early misjudgement from Mostert at Turn 9 saw FPR forced into a mid-session front spoiler change.
Mostert ended up one position behind Greg Ritter, who was selected for qualifying duties over primary driver Robert Dahlgren.
Eighteenth marks the #34 Volvo’s equal third best starting spot of the year; 2.6 places up on Dahlgren’s average.
James Courtney was meanwhile just 14th after an early brush with the concrete hampered his progress.
Scott Pye likewise managed just 22nd after suffering power steering problems with his Dick Johnson Racing Ford.
After much discussion post-practice, the tyre bundle and electronic sensor systems to monitor kerb hopping remained unchanged for qualifying.
Drivers continued to have lap times deleted for triggering the sensors, although the 60 second stop-go penalties for recording four breaches was relaxed.
The Shootout is scheduled to get underway at 1240 local time.
Result: V8 Supercars Qualifying, Gold Coast
1 |
Valvoline Racing GRM |
Scott McLaughlin |
Volvo S60 |
01:10.87 |
|
2 |
Red Bull Racing Australia |
Craig Lowndes |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:10.91 |
00:00.04 |
3 |
Red Bull Racing Australia |
Jamie Whincup |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:10.95 |
00:00.08 |
4 |
Team Tekno VIP Petfoods |
Shane Van Gisbergen |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:11.00 |
00:00.13 |
5 |
Supercheap Auto Racing |
Tim Slade |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:11.03 |
00:00.16 |
6 |
Holden Racing Team |
Garth Tander |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:11.17 |
00:00.30 |
7 |
Erebus Motorsport V8 |
Lee Holdsworth |
Mercedes E63 AMG |
01:11.18 |
00:00.31 |
8 |
The Bottle-O Racing Team |
David Reynolds |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:11.20 |
00:00.34 |
9 |
Norton Hornets |
Michael Caruso |
Nissan Altima |
01:11.29 |
00:00.42 |
10 |
Walkinshaw Racing |
Nick Percat |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:11.34 |
00:00.47 |
11 |
Ford Pepsi Max Crew |
Mark Winterbottom |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:11.37 |
00:00.50 |
12 |
Jack Daniel's Racing |
Rick Kelly |
Nissan Altima |
01:11.37 |
00:00.51 |
13 |
Lockwood Racing |
Fabian Coulthard |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:11.41 |
00:00.54 |
14 |
Holden Racing Team |
James Courtney |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:11.44 |
00:00.57 |
15 |
Wilson Security Racing |
David Wall |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:11.45 |
00:00.59 |
16 |
Norton Hornets |
James Moffat |
Nissan Altima |
01:11.52 |
00:00.65 |
17 |
Erebus Motorsport V8 |
Will Davison |
Mercedes E63 AMG |
01:11.63 |
00:00.76 |
18 |
Valvoline Racing GRM |
Greg Ritter |
Volvo S60 |
01:11.64 |
00:00.77 |
19 |
Ford Pepsi Max Crew |
Chaz Mostert |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:11.69 |
00:00.83 |
20 |
Jack Daniel's Racing |
Todd Kelly |
Nissan Altima |
01:11.83 |
00:00.97 |
21 |
Team JELD-WEN |
Jack Perkins |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:11.87 |
00:01.00 |
22 |
Wilson Security Racing |
Scott Pye |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:11.88 |
00:01.02 |
23 |
Team Advam/GB |
Dale Wood |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:12.01 |
00:01.15 |
24 |
Team BOC |
Jason Bright |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:12.05 |
00:01.18 |
25 |
Repair Management Aust Racing |
Russell Ingall |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:12.19 |
00:01.33 |
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